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Burke
1. Edmund. 1729--97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
2. Robert O'Hara. 1820--61, Irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860--61) across Australia from south to north. He was accompanied by W. J. Wills, George Grey, and John King; King alone survived the return journey
3. William. 1792--1829, Irish murderer and body snatcher; associate of William Hare


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As I fried the catfish on the stove, Burked leaned against the kitchen counter, supervising.
An American Original by Giamo, Benedict / Harvard Review
The sacrificed life of this burked icon of childish innocence--stupefied with rum and laudanum, then drowned down a well in Nova Scotia Gardens, Bethnal Green, East London--hastened the passing of the safe-guarding Second Anatomy Bill 1832, permitting the unclaimed bodies of paupers to be used for the teaching of anatomy.
The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830 London by Contemporary Review
Neither, though long ago burked, has it ceased to breathe.
Oscar Wilde's Secret Life by Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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